Description: Please note we do not work weekends. All offers, questions, or concerns may not be answered until Monday. Please understand this means you may need to resubmit your offer Sunday evening. Thank you for supporting our libraries and have a great weekend. Asher Benjamin (1773-1845) published the first American builder's guide, and his architectural books played an invaluable role in disseminating the new language of the Greek Revival. When originally published, they were remarkably popular, and were among the most influential of all Greek Revival handbooks. Throughout the American South, Midwest, and New England, one still comes across houses built in the 1830s, 1840s, and 1850s patterned directly after Benjamin's designs.The two books incorporated here, Practice of Architecture (1833) and The Builders Guide (1839), are his most accomplished Grecian pattern books. With the growing number of contemporary architects who are designing buildings based on the forms on nineteenth century Grecian architecture, Benjamin's books should prove an invaluable resource for all lovers of the Greek Revival - builders, owners, preservationists, historians, and architects alike. All proceeds benefit the Libraries of Pima County. Please review all photos. This listing has been donated. Please note that the listing is for what you see in the listing. We photograph all of it so you know what you are purchasing. The sale of the item(s) benefits Friends of the Pima Library (501c3 non-profit).
Price: 71 USD
Location: Tucson, Arizona
End Time: 2024-11-22T15:29:34.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Book Title: Practice of Architecture : the Builder's Guide
Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Item Length: 10.5 in
Publisher: De Capo Press, Inc.
Inscribed: No
Vintage: No
Personalize: No
Publication Year: 1994
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Era: 1830s
Item Height: 1.2 in
Author: Asher Benjamin
Personalized: No
Features: Reprint
Genre: Art, Architecture
Topic: Architecture, History / Ancient & Classical, History / General
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Weight: 0.4 Oz
Item Width: 8.5 in
Number of Pages: 732 Pages
